Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Support for listening position speaker presets added for Digital PowerLink connected speakers.

• Optimized Beolink and network discovery for smoother connections and improved synchronization.

• Enhancements to ensure better playback across multiroom setups, including TIDAL and Google Cast.

• Improved overall system stability.

• Various other enhancements and bug fixes.

This software will be phased rollout starting 15th October

New Feature

Beolink Surround

Elevate your audio experience by connecting wired or wireless speakers to Beosound Theatre with Digital Power Link technology. Supported speakers include Beolab 8, Beolab 28, Beosound 2 (3rd gen), Beosound A5, A9 (5th gen), Balance, Emerge, and Level.

Improvements

• Improved overall system stability.

• Enhanced audio processing for better sound quality.

• Better Wi-Fi connectivity and network discovery.

• Optimized stereo pairing performance.

Updates

• Google Chromecast upgraded to version 2.0 for better performance.

• Beoremote One connectivity improvements.
• B&O Radio playback improvements.
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

• Added per source default volume.
• Added a low latency mode for line-in and S/PDIF.
• Further improvements to performance and stability of stereo paired products.
• Stability improvements.

• Fixed an issue where a stereo paired product could not be switched to standby.
• Fixed an issue where the source list in the Bang & Olufsen app was empty.
• Fixed an issue where Spotify Connect playback was muted.
• Further improvements to performance and stability of stereo paired products.
• Google Chromecast updated to version 1.56.
• Stability improvements

• Fixed intermittent clicking sounds when changing track

• Fixed issue with playback of specific Deezer tracks

• Improved connectivity and responsiveness of Beoremote One

• improved Beoremote One station list can now contain more than 10 radio stations

• Other bugfixes and improvements

• Added support for TIDAL Connect. Now you can use TIDAL Connect to stream music directly from the TIDAL app

• Improvements to stereo pairing performance

• Apple AirPlay 2 has been updated, ensuring a smoother streaming experience

• Spotify Connect updated

• Improvements to Home Assistant integration, allowing better integration with your smart home devices

• Fixed issues with missing sound in the secondary speaker

• Improvements for wired speakerlink 

• Stereo pair improvements

• Bugfixes and stability improvements

• Stereo pairing improvements

• Improvements to AirPlay2 and Spotify Connect
• Bugfixes and stability improvements

• Updated Google Voice Assistant to version 1.52

Added support for BeoLink Multiroom

• Touch to Join, long Press on Play to activate Join
• Two way Join, view and join desired music session from Beoremote Halo
• Expand, use the B&O app to expand an experience to other products

Added support for Deezer as integrated source

• Use the B&O app to browse your music and add music to play queue
• Support for Deezer Flow - start your personalized flow through the B&O app

Added support for DLNA as integrated source

• Use the B&O app to navigate your personal music collection

Added support for alarms and timers

• Use the B&O app to setup alarms and timers

New and improved room compensation algorithm

• Re-run room compensation on your device to get the improved experience

Updated device UI

• When pausing playback, play/pause button will now pulse if playback can be resumed

General improvements and bugfixes.

Bugfixes related to connectivity

Key updates with the new software version 1.6.24053:

• Support for Beoremote Halo

• Improved Wi-Fi network and mesh performance

• Very large number of bug fixes and general improvements to the platform

First market release for Beosound Emerge